Payments providers have a unique challenge when it comes to satisfying their target audiences.

Core processor Corelation, San Diego, said USE CU, also in San Diego, will convert to Corelation’s KeyStone core processing solution.

Square's diversification strategy has landed in coffee shops, as the company has upgraded an application that uses location-sensing technology to more closely match pre-order preparation with consumer arrival.

Pinnacle Corp. has partnered with Sionic Mobile to bring two emerging payments technology trends—beacon-aided transactions and tokenization—to thousands of Pinnacle's fuel retailers.

Fiserv reports three more credit unions have selected the firm to provide specialized core processing systems.

WePay is adding white-label risk management and other merchant services in an effort to reach digital marketplaces that are under pressure to improve user experience.

Does the following thought process sound familiar? “The faster I can install this new point of sale (POS) system for this merchant, the better.” With POS systems, faster isn’t always better.

The introduction of Apple Pay as a mobile wallet competitor illustrates that the payments landscape calls for partnerships and collaboration, rather than a “winner take all” mentality.

MADISON, Wis. — A new website from CUNA wants to send a message to merchants: take some accountability after a consumer data breach.

Blockchain Ltd., which runs the world’s most popular wallet for storing bitcoins, raised more than $30 million in its first outside round of funding.

Square has launched a feature called "Nearby Payments" to Square Cash for iOS 8, allowing users to send money through Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).

Chase is working with Apple to vet potential developers and merchants after more than 500 people attended and responded to Chase's two live webinars about its three Apple Pay developer labs in Columbus, Ohio, Tampa, Fla., and San Francisco, Calif.

Mobile payment provider Powa is partnering with DataCap Systems to shorten the time it takes merchants to deploy mobile point of sale applications, a move the companies hope will provide differentiation in a crowded marketplace.

Cardtronics, a Houston-based ATM, has completed its acquisition of Welch ATM, a Peoria, Ill.-based provider of retail ATM services.

Providers of rapidly changing payments products such as prepaid cards, automated payments and dispute resolution are continuing to turn to independent sales organizations to reach targeted merchants.

Mobile payment company Boku has acquired German-based mopay, adding considerable carrier billing volume and clients at a time when Boku and other payment companies face increasing competitive threats from new players.

Gasoline retailers have three years to upgrade their pumps to accept EMV chip-based payment cards, but most are having a difficult time convincing themselves the cost to do so will be worth it.

Apple Pay couldn’t have arrived at a better time; security breaches in major retailers appear almost daily in the news, and consumers are looking for a more secure way to pay. And while Apple Pay may address that need for many, there are still potential security breaches.

Facebook's peer-to-peer (P2P) transfer app is currently only a screen grab circulating around Silicon Valley, but payments companies should brace for a series of competitive apps from the social network, according to industry experts.

Allied Wallet is integrating several new payment options, including iDeal, Daopay and Rapipago, to extend its payment processing to increase its revenue by an anticipated $2 billion annually.